2.4 ▼ -11.1%
Lower than 64% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 2.7
- 2016: 2.6
- 2021: 2.4
Average number of people usually resident per household.
Maribyrnong · Statistical Area 2 (SA2)
Family & Households in Maribyrnong
How families and households are made up across the area.
More people live alone in Maribyrnong than in most similar areas. This trend has grown quickly, with nearly 30% of households now consisting of just one person. While most homes are still headed by couples, the area has seen a shift toward smaller household sizes over the last decade.
2.4
▼ -11.1%
- 1.0: 7 areas
- 1.1: 0 areas
- 1.2: 1 area
- 1.3: 3 areas
- 1.4: 6 areas
- 1.5: 9 areas
- 1.6: 3 areas
- 1.7: 13 areas
- 1.8: 28 areas
- 1.9: 37 areas
- 2.0: 54 areas
- 2.1: 115 areas
- 2.2: 188 areas
- 2.3: 287 areas
- 2.4: 258 areas
- 2.5: 272 areas
- 2.6: 246 areas
- 2.7: 211 areas
- 2.8: 190 areas
- 2.9: 149 areas
- 3.0: 119 areas
- 3.1: 66 areas
- 3.2: 44 areas
- 3.3: 38 areas
- 3.4: 30 areas
- 3.5: 10 areas
- 3.6: 8 areas
- 3.7: 5 areas
- 3.8: 4 areas
- 3.9: 2 areas
- 4.0: 3 areas
- 4.1: 1 area
- 4.2: 1 area
- 4.3: 2 areas
- 4.4: 0 areas
- 4.5: 1 area
- 4.6: 0 areas
- 4.7: 0 areas
- 4.8: 1 area
- 4.9: 0 areas
- 5.0: 2 areas
- 5.1: 1 area
- 5.2: 0 areas
- 5.3: 0 areas
- 5.4: 0 areas
- 5.5: 0 areas
- 5.6: 0 areas
- 5.7: 0 areas
- 5.8: 0 areas
- 5.9: 0 areas
- 6.0: 2 areas
All statistical area 2 (sa2) areas, 2021. The marker is Maribyrnong — lower than 64% of areas.
Households
Average household size.
The typical home in Maribyrnong has 2.4 people, which is about the same as the national figure. However, one-person households have risen by 7.8 percentage points since 2011 and are now well above the Victorian average at 29.6%.
29.6% ▲ +35.4%
Higher than 70% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 21.9%
- 2016: 23.1%
- 2021: 29.6%
Share of households that are a single person living alone.
Household size
View on map →Maribyrnong splits fairly evenly between 2 people (33%) and 1 person (30%), with 3 people at 16%.
Families
Family types and one-parent families.
Couples with children make up the largest group at 57.2% of families. One-parent families account for 11.8%, a figure that is a little below the state and national averages.
11.8% ▲ +9.2%
Lower than 62% of statistical area 2 (sa2) areas.
- 2011: 10.8%
- 2016: 10.9%
- 2021: 11.8%
Share of people who live in one-parent families.
Family composition
View on map →In Maribyrnong, Couples with children is the majority at 57%; Couples without children is next at 29%.
Sources
- Census of Population and Housing — Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 (CC BY 4.0).
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Australian Bureau of Statistics. (2021). Family & Households in Maribyrnong [Census of Population and Housing]. CensusAtlas, used under CC BY 4.0. https://censusatlas.au/region/sa2/213031349/maribyrnong/topic/family-households